Failing to raise rents could have a “detrimental” effect on the council’s ability to maintain its housing stock, a new report warns.
Author: Nicholas Thomas - Local Democracy Reporting Service
Council to push ahead with housing office closures to “modernise and improve” service
Housing offices in Gilfach, Lansbury Park, Graig y Rhacca, and Ty Sign will close permanently and be replaced with a “centralised” service in Tredomen.
Town’s new transport interchange will bring “new opportunities and prosperity”
Caerphilly Council has unveiled detailed designs for a new bus and rail interchange station inspired by the town’s famous castle.
Stress, depression, and fatigue among top reasons for council staff absence
Opposition councillors have sounded the alarm over “worrying” and “huge” levels of staff sickness, with questions asked over the move towards working from home.
How ‘Planet Earth’-style cameras are helping council catch fly-tippers
An “encouraging” reduction in fly-tipping is partly down to Caerphilly Council deploying technology normally used to record wild animals.
Gwent’s police and crime commissioner Jeff Cuthbert to step down at next election
Labour’s Jeff Cuthbert has been in the post for seven years, having won the elections in 2016 and 2021.
“Always ready to fight our corner”: Tributes paid to councillor after his passing
Tributes have been paid to Darran Valley community councillor and former Caerphilly county councillor David Hardacre, who died on Wednesday November 15.
Council to seek public’s opinion before deciding Pontllanfraith Leisure Centre’s fate
The future of the leisure centre has long been a controversial issue in the Pontllanfraith area, sparking a grassroots campaign to save the site.
Reliable public transport needed if town centres are to be transformed, council warned
Ambitious plans to regenerate tired town centres will fall flat without reliable public transport, Caerphilly Council has been warned.
Controversial plans to increase storage at recycling site approved by council
More than 100 objections had been lodged against the proposals for Gelliargwellt Uchaf Farm, in Gelligaer.